Fruit
Papaya
About This Entry
Papaya offers musky tropical sweetness and tender flesh in Thai salads, smoothies, and Latin salsas — its soft fruit character pairs with Sauvignon Blanc, tropical whites, and light lager.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
At a Glance
Group
Tropical Fruits
Classification
Fruits
Usage intensity
primary
Scientific name
Carica papaya
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Papaya
- Classification
- Fruits
- Group
- Tropical Fruits
- Scientific name
- Carica papaya
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- primary
